Greene County lawmakers endorse plan for new Probation clerk to oversee community service program

By ARIEL ZANGLA

Monday, April 8, 2013

CATSKILL, N.Y. - Greene County lawmakers have granted initial approval to the county Probation Department's plan to hire a part-time clerk to oversee the community service program.

At a meeting of the county Legislature's Public Safety Committee Monday, legislators endorsed a resolution authorizing a budget transfer of $11,210 to pay for a part-time clerk typist in the Probation Department. The resolution awaits final approval by the full county Legislature, which meets later this month.

County Probation Director Alan Frisbee said the clerk would work with municipalities and non-profit organizations to find appropriate sites for people to serve court-ordered community service. He said the sites would have supervision to ensure the person performing community service does the work.

Frisbee said the clerk's oversight would be viewed as a pilot program of sorts, to see how it works for the county.